https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43 en-us 2023-02-20 06:41:01 UTC 2023-03-20 15:27:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/269c.png asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488119603 I visited the library to gather some books, I looked of books with interesting covers and books with bad examples of layout designs. I thought that the book star girl was a a bad example because it did not have a title of author and the description was not clear. ]]> 2023-02-20 06:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488119603 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488135811 I went to the library to look at the books there and gather ideas, I really loved the Mary Poppins book so much because of how well made and designed it is.]]> 2023-02-20 07:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488135811 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488136862 I saved pictures I thought I might need and use, this helped me learn how to use the website and images. ]]> 2023-02-20 07:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488136862 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488137264 2023-02-20 07:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488137264 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488138175 I was very indecisive when it came to choosing a book because I am not a fan of reading much, I kept on looking for books on the website and chose these, I initially wanted to chose the secret garden but everyone was doing that already so I wanted to choose something else. Then I wanted to do the blue fairy book but it was a poems book. My last choice was The picture of Dorian Gray. I also did a bit of research on the book and started to ready the first and last chapter and a summary from a website on the book.]]> 2023-02-20 07:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488138175 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488140511 I decided to go with the book "The Picture of Dorian Gray", The reason is because I feel like this book has many symbols and ideas I can use in my book designing and layout.]]> 2023-02-20 07:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488140511 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488153932 I started exploring fonts from the website the professor posted and took screenshots of the ones that stood out to me the most and the ones I liked and thought it was interesting.

]]> 2023-02-20 07:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2488153932 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495919485 2023-02-27 07:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495919485 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495919718 2023-02-27 07:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495919718 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495920313 2023-02-27 07:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495920313 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495920612 Here really liked how the square book looked and was inspired to use those dimensions for the book I chose. I though it would be interesting to create a square novel to make it different and interesting to read.]]> 2023-02-27 07:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495920612 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495921131 The feedback I got was to use other colors that are not related to the previously made books]]> 2023-02-27 07:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495921131 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495921536 Here I started exploring more ideas that go better with my chosen book.]]> 2023-02-27 07:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2495921536 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2503432275 2023-03-04 12:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2503432275 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2503432775 Here I started out with choosing the colors and themes and I also added the book cover to see where my direction is and to get feedback to improve my work.]]> 2023-03-04 12:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2503432775 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2506670293 I decided to do the grid again and fix some mistakes I did before. I then realized that the grid was incorrect and not aligned properly. I also noticed that the margins were incorrect so I also tried to fix that. ]]> 2023-03-07 10:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2506670293 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2507465627 The text overall looks better using this corrected grid and I started to experiment with typefaces and fonts to see what worked best, I also started gathering many pictures and explored many different color themes that would go well with the story but be different from what is out there.

]]> 2023-03-07 19:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2507465627 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2507469684 Here I started experimenting with different faces and using different techniques to get a direction and see what works and what doesn't, this was a good start but too strong for what I was hoping for. Dorian is a very fragile and soft character that is very different from the fierce eyes in this picture. I went back and downloaded many more images that I thought might work better in achieving my idea.]]> 2023-03-07 19:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2507469684 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2507471032 Here I added a background to test how things looked but I still was not satisfied and wanted to try out more things.

]]> 2023-03-07 19:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2507471032 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2507491839 When I found this picture I thought it was perfect for this book, because this seems like the best image to describe how Dorian's character really is, he has "Handsome soft features" and is very innocent but eventually gets devoured with guilt over killing the artist and then commits suicide. ]]> 2023-03-07 20:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2507491839 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2508114087 I played around with the gradient editor and tested out different colors and background colors to see how it looks. I did not like how the colors turned out in this one.]]> 2023-03-08 06:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2508114087 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2508117411 Here I tried the noise option to see how it looked and played around with different colors and filters to see what looks best. I also added a frame to see if I like it, I thought it looked a bit crowded and a bit much, so I removed it. ]]> 2023-03-08 06:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2508117411 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2508118783 Here I used the same technique but I removed the frame from the background and tested cool colors to see what would work best with the image. I still though the image was not very visible and clear.]]> 2023-03-08 06:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2508118783 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2508131434 Feedback: 
- Tone down the yellow on the inside.
- Make the document bigger 
- Page of numbers is bigger than the text 
- Make the text bigger. 
- Tie the pager together using illustrations of flowers and dead flowers in the last chapter.
- Experiment more for the cover page.
- Move the publication info to a better placement.
- Page numbers are way to close to the text and table of content.
- Color and increase the size of the chapter titles. ]]> 2023-03-08 06:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2508131434 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2510083523 I watched many videos on how to use the tools in photoshop and I came across the liquifying tool, I saw many designers use it to create interesting designs and I wanted to give it a try. I didn't like it very much but I definitely see myself using it in my project.]]> 2023-03-09 10:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2510083523 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2511902734 I really disliked this one but I thought practicing more will help me get closer to my book cover goal.

]]> 2023-03-10 14:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2511902734 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2511915275 I wanted to experiment with new colors and fonts to see how they look, I designed it using maroon and yellow. This is the inside of the book.

]]> 2023-03-10 14:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2511915275 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513090991 Here I started to design and use the gird to try to print for the first time.]]> 2023-03-12 10:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513090991 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513093108 I decided to change the layout and design and re do the grid to have it match the novel better. I used the 6 inch by 9 inch size to do for the book size.]]> 2023-03-12 10:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513093108 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513119607 I used a picture I found of a guy holding a mirror. I then added the two fonts and started placing them in different areas. I also used the liquify tool to created the blood effect. I wanted to use the mirror as a symbol of how dorian image is changes the more bad things he does, and the blood drip represents the bad things he did to the artist. Out of all the designs I made this one in particular matched the mood and style of the story.

]]> 2023-03-12 11:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513119607 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513120587 I wanted to use the dying roses from the story but I did not like it and I wanted to make something different and interesting.]]> 2023-03-12 11:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513120587 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513121477 I wanted to use a softer approach to the book by using these colors and font, I still thought it was not the best option, it just didn't represent the book correctly.]]> 2023-03-12 11:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513121477 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513299430 I liked this too but not as much as the other one. I also used the same blood drip and two different fonts.]]> 2023-03-12 17:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513299430 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513300796 This is another variation of the second book cover and I also liked how this looks, I tried to incorporate the blood drip as well and it gives it an interesting look. I was playing around with the curve option and I got this curved title effect using it.

Feedback: 
- There is no focal point.
- The font is cartoonish 
- Text color is cartoonish 
- Remove image and use something more minimalistic 
- colors are okay but can be better.

]]> 2023-03-12 17:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513300796 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513318470 Here to start the chapter I decided to add the dried roses in black and white to match the book design and theme. I also used the "Adorn Condensed Sans‭"‬ for the chapter title, and I then used "Bodoni 72‭ ‬Oldstyle‭ " for the story text.

]]> 2023-03-12 17:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2513318470 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2520729000 Here I decided to change font and go for a floral type of font but I wasn't pleased by how it looks, the text layout is improving as I added indentations and I made the first letter larger as I have seen in book from my research.]]> 2023-03-17 10:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2520729000 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2520733197 I decided to use new font I found that I thought would go well with the theme I had in mind, and I used it for the author's name. I then started add that font for the headings too and I really liked the outcome. I also decided to add a black border to the book to make it more modernized and neat.]]> 2023-03-17 10:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2520733197 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2520735853 I found a different floral font and tested it out on the headings but I still didn't think it matched the vibe and theme of the book so I chose the cursive again.]]> 2023-03-17 10:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2520735853 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523113682 Here I decided to use these fonts (Photograph Signature‭ for the header, ROMANTICE of the title page, and Bodoni 72‭ ‬Oldstyle‭ for the text). It made it look neater and put together from a graphic design perspective.

]]> 2023-03-20 07:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523113682 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523117241 I decided to add headers on the top of the book, and I also alighned the text and added indentation where the paragraphs start, I also numbered the pages using the parent page and using the tools to help me do so.]]> 2023-03-20 07:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523117241 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523130124 I found these pictures on the stock image websites and changed their colors on photoshop, I then adjusted the options and saved them, I then added them to my indesign document before the chapter starts to give it something similar to a preview of what will happen in the chapter. The first picture(frames) is from the website Unsplash and its by Michael Dziedzic. The image in the middle is from the website Pexels and it is by Tima Miroshnichenko. The image on the left is from the website Pexels and it is by Tuva Mathilde Løland.]]> 2023-03-20 07:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523130124 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523132474 Here I started playing around with the idea I has on the cover page and I started adding elements and seeing if it will look good and match the story.

]]> 2023-03-20 07:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523132474 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523137750 I wanted to have more negative space in my book cover but I wanted it to have intricate details at the same time. I used the images from the stock images website and added it to the inner space of the frame. I wanted to show how broken the mirror is to connect it to the personality of the main character and the plot story. I just need ti make the title clearer and remove the grain effect on it.]]> 2023-03-20 07:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523137750 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523673831 here I watched videos on paper designs and layering and tried to work with it but ended up no liking the results as much.]]> 2023-03-20 14:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523673831 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523772297 I printed out my document 5 times, 3 times using the regular paper and 2 times using the 160 GSM paper and after finalizing the document and making sure its correct I then started to bind the book into a perfect bind, the first time I tried binding it was a saddle stitch and the document set up was different, however I saved it correctly and had it go through distiller and then I printed it out. I also using the pins to create holes in the paper for the needle and thread to go through, I got the hang of binding the book and I then started with my final one, it was the best one I did out of all of my practice binding. I accidentally cut off the authors name when I was finalizing my printed book, so I will have to print it again and add it instead of the one I have here.]]> 2023-03-20 15:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523772297 asmadalmookzu https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523783796 I started with choosing a thread color, I went with black and then I started by following the video. After many tries I completed the book binding process and moved to glueing the edges and spine of the book with the book cover. I used up the PVA glue from my Art Foundation class and applied it with a brush and then smoothed it out with my fingers.]]> 2023-03-20 15:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/asmadalmookzu/9viu9lbz49m1dr43/wish/2523783796